Flyers fall to Nashville in shootout

Nashville Predators goalie Carter Hutton makes a diving save on an open net shot by Philadelphia Flyers' Michael Raffl, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - Shea Weber finally made himself at home in Philadelphia.

The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side.

Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers Thursday night.

Josi beat Flyers goalie Steve Mason for the last of a combined five shootout goals to give the Predators the needed road win as they chase a playoff spot.

Weber had a big night in his first game against Philadelphia since the Flyers made him a $110 million, 14-year offer in the summer of 2012. The Predators matched the deal, keeping him in Nashville. He declined to go into detail about his return to Philly, simply stating he was happy with the win.

He wasn't even booed by the fans, though Flyers forward Scott Hartnell got in his ear.

Weber snapped a tie with a power-play goal early in the third period. Wayne Simmonds tied the game 3-all with a power-play goal with 1:24 left in regulation to send the game into OT.

Eric Nystrom and David Legwand also scored in regulation for Nashville. Brayden Schenn and Andrej Meszaros scored for the Flyers.

"We moved our feet, made the right plays and played the way we wanted to play," Flyers captain Claude Giroux said. "We had our chances. We played well and were able to tie it up at the end there. They just did a good job in finding a way to get the two points."

The Flyers needed only 1:26 into the game to score when Schenn tapped in a loose puck for his 13th goal of the season.